Landmark Characteristic Buildings in Shanghai Yangpu Riverside

Green Hill, Minghua Sugar Warehouse, and the former site of Yong’an Wharf are all landmark characteristic buildings along the riverside. Below, we will introduce the landmark characteristic buildings in Shanghai Yangpu Riverside in detail. If you are interested, come and check them out with your friends on the weekend!

Landmark Characteristic Buildings in Shanghai Yangpu Riverside
Green Hill – Cutting and Overlapping, Magnificent Transformation

Address: No. 1500 Yangshupu Road

Representative building in Yangpu District

Green Hill was originally a tobacco company’s mechanical repair warehouse, which was formerly the Yihe Cold Storage built in 1920. During the renovation process, the volume of the tobacco warehouse was reduced, crossing the road, and pedestrian and vehicle interchanges were formed through roof vertical greening and other technical measures, forming a stepped and overlapping “Sky Garden”, making the building itself part of the waterfront landscape. After the renovation, the building has realized the transformation from industrial architecture to green ecological architecture. It is full of greenery and looks like a green hill from a distance. It has won the “Gold Award for Green Renovation of Existing Buildings in Shanghai”.

Minghua Sugar Warehouse – Preservation and Repair, Modern and Stylish

Address: No. 1578 Yangshupu Road

Representative building in Yangpu District

The Minghua Sugar Warehouse was originally the warehouse of the Minghua Sugar Factory, built in 1924. It was the first industrialized sugar factory in China. In 1946, it was converted into a chemical factory. In 1950, it was officially renamed Shanghai Chemical Factory. It was also the first professional plastic processing factory in China. During the renovation, the original two floors of the warehouse were preserved, and the most historically characteristic and inspiring parts were eventually organized and displayed. After the protective renovation of the Minghua Sugar Warehouse, it was activated by fashion and has become a diversified space for cultural performances and art exhibitions.

The Former Site of Yong’an Wharf – Rejuvenation, Focusing on the Future

Address: No. 1578 Yangshupu Road

Cultural relics protection site in Yangpu District

The Yong’an First Cotton Textile Factory was established in 1921. There are two existing warehouses of the Yong’an First Cotton Textile Factory, built in 1930, formerly known as Yong’an Wharf. Through renovation, the west warehouse has been repaired to its original condition, retaining the original cement roughcast facade of the building. The east warehouse has been reborn based on the principle of “making up for the old with the new”. It adopts the “glass screen printing technology”, which is to “copy” the architectural texture of the west side onto the glass on the east side. The water tower between the two floors was restored according to historical photographs.

Soap Dream Space – Overflowing with Inspiration, Dreamlike Light and Shadow

Address: No. 2310 Yangshupu Road

Representative building in Yangpu District

The structure where the Soap Dream Space exhibition and experience hall is located was originally the production auxiliary area of the Shanghai Soap Factory, consisting of the original medium-pressure hydrolysis building, sewage purification pool, etc. The designers raised the original site between the pools to an elevation of 7 meters, and the concrete framework of the roof and the planting together created a three-dimensional roof garden, serving as a viewing platform for overlooking the river. The lower part of the building connects the different pools through a steel pipe passage, forming a series of spaces with light and dark transitions, staggered heights, and inward and outward reversals. Currently, the space houses a product display area, a manual DIY soap experience area, and interactive visual art installations. It has become a check-in point in Yangpu Riverside, integrating museum exhibitions, handmade interactions, and specialty restaurants.

The Former Site of Shanghai Gas Company Yangshupu Works – Ensuring People’s Livelihood, Warming Millions of Homes

Address: No. 2524 Yangshupu Road

Cultural relics protection unit in Shanghai

The former site of Shanghai Gas Company Yangshupu Works, also known as the Yangshupu Gas Plant, was built in 1932 and put into operation in August 1934. When it was built, it produced 113,000 cubic meters of gas per day, including 56,700 cubic meters of water gas, accounting for 80% of the city’s gas consumption.

Yangshupu Power Plant – Landmark of Shanghai

Address: No. 2800 Yangshupu Road

Cultural relics protection unit in Shanghai

The Yangshupu Power Plant was built in 1910 and started generating electricity on April 12, 1913. The Yangshupu Power Plant once had a 105-meter-high chimney, which was the tallest building in China at that time. It stood like a beacon on the bank of the Huangpu River. As soon as ocean-going vessels entered the Wusongkou, passengers on board would see it and know they had arrived in Shanghai. Later, the Yangshupu Power Plant built two 180-meter-high reinforced concrete chimneys in 1979 and 1998 respectively. In 2003, the old chimney, which was once the tallest building in Shanghai, was demolished. Its base was collected in the Shanghai History Museum.

Shanghai International Fashion Center – Century-Old Factory, New Trend

Address: No. 2866 Yangshupu Road

Cultural relics protection unit in Shanghai

The Shanghai International Fashion Center was renamed the Shanghai No. 17 Cotton Textile Factory in 1949. It was the first enterprise in China to mass-produce cotton-type acrylic knitted yarn. It is now a national 4A-level tourist attraction and a national industrial heritage tourism base. It has become a city leisure area and a fashion creative park that integrates shopping, dining, culture, and entertainment.